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Does Putin think he's fighting a holy war to preserve Orthodox Russia?
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is fundamentally inspired by his determination to preserve the Orthodox identity of Holy Mother Russia, accordin…
4 years, 4 months ago
How bureaucrats are suffocating the Church of England
In the latest Holy Smoke, I ask the Rev Marcus Walker, Rector of St Bartholomew the Great in the City of London, about the Church of England's plans …
4 years, 5 months ago
Remembering my lovely sister
My dear sister Carmel died aged 57 on November 23, after a three-year cancer ordeal during which she displayed the most astonishing courage. I interv…
4 years, 5 months ago
Why tradition is sacred: an interview with Archbishop Nikitas, leader of Britain’s Greek Orthodox Church
In this episode of Holy Smoke, Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, leader of Britain’s Greek Orthodox, defends sacred Christian tradit…
4 years, 6 months ago
Why the Catholic Church is facing chaos this Christmas
Pope Francis renewed his campaign against the Latin Mass this month, permitting his liturgy chief Archbishop Arthur Roche to issue all manner of thre…
4 years, 6 months ago
Did a 'mafia' of liberal cardinals pressure Benedict to resign?
In this episode of Holy Smoke, I interview Julia Meloni, author of The St Gallen Mafia: Exposing the Secret Reformist Group Within the Church. It's t…
4 years, 8 months ago
How Christians can fight the menace of university 'cancel culture'
The University of Nottingham has been forced to abandon its sinister attempt to ban Fr David Palmer from becoming its Catholic chaplain because his d…
4 years, 9 months ago
Can C of E parishes stop bureaucrats wasting their money?
If you belong to or care about the Church of England, you may be shocked by some of the things you learn in this episode of Holy Smoke.
I'm not refer…
4 years, 9 months ago
Has Pope Francis just thrown Joe Biden under the bus on abortion?
Say what you like about Pope Francis, but he's incapable of giving a boring in-flight interview. On Wednesday, coming back from Hungary and Slovakia,…
4 years, 10 months ago
Joe Biden and the betrayal of religious freedom
Religious freedom is already being mercilessly attacked in Taliban-run Afghanistan: Muslim women in particular face a living hell unless they're happ…
4 years, 10 months ago